Concord Monitor from Concord, New Hampshire • 14

Greenville Traveling carnival a i Amusement business not all fun and games A ilill-time crew of 18 and part-time crew of 15 sets up the rides usually taking as much as two daysThe stiff abi also The business started in 1910 when John Fanelli's grandfather sold sausages at fairs Now the family averages 40 carnivals in a year in New England and cities throughout New England see the excitement on children's bees is very rewarding knowing they're enjoying them-selves" says son Jack 36 an owner of Fanelli's Amusement Co in Greenville The company is also owned by his ton Soapstone A large deposit of highest quality was discovered early In the 19th century at northerly section of Ffancestown by Daniel Fuller During the heyday of Its popularity various common uses of this non-metalHc mineral (steatite) when quarried were for sinks water pipes stoves hearths wanning stones mantels and industrial purposes Most of his seven children worked on the rides or at the concessions which range from fried dough and cotton candy to hot dogs and french fries while bey were growing up These days John 58 still lends a helping hand to his children from Ms workshop in Ashby Mass refilling to retire But Jack notes that the amusement business is not all ftm and games is the business to be in if you love to do' a lot of he says From April until October they work dawn to dusk seven maintains the rides under the watchful eye of Jim Most carnivals run from three to eight days Jack says He averages 40 carnivals in a year at feirs corporate brntiy days and forid-raislng events for local dvic organ- Next door in New Ipswich ates Matt brother Mark 33 owns is grandfather an Italian immigrant started the tradition when ne began selling at birs about 1910 fother ex- ided the growing concession and recruited John at age 6 to help out by By CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Nashua Telegraph GREENVILLE When John Fanelli launched his carnival badness 37 years ago his children went along for the ride and never got oft Since then his kids have branched off into two carnival companies of their own The results are that nearly the whole family bring a world of escape and a rush of adrenaline to residents in towns Amusement Fait Inc often creating conftision for organizations wno hire them Wotting with Matt "are his twin sister Mary and another sister Margaret In Greenville Jack has collected 25 tides ranging in classification from kiddie ndes such as merry-go-rounds to spectacular rides with names like Rock-n-RoIl and Sky Diver noted for their tuan size and extreme What fa: A state historic marker Where It Ik A half mile east of the center of Francestown village on NH136 When It was erected: 1964 In fectTtee hectic schedule pre-ib teem from slipping into a black spider car once te a while to take a free spin 1 had my thrill when I was Jack says I buy a newride IH tiytt once to see iftee thrill is stiP there Rut it" cups John tob over the and in 1956 branched out faifa carnival rides His first purchase was a kiddie swing ride and he just kept Portsmouth Getting down to earth with students Astronaut plans to visit Seacoast By SARAH NATHAN Portsmouth HmM a group in Portsmouth I could wend several days Searfoss stated PHS Senior Class President Heather Pickering said her classmates were thrilled to learn that Searfoss was willing to give the keynote address at commencement activities slated for June 15 is really excited about Pickering said a good honor for our Before they formally invite Searfoss to speak Pickering said the students are planning on ap PORTSMOUTH Back on the planet Richard Searfoss pilot of the space shuttle Columbia is planning to describe his outof-this-worid experience locally The former Portsmouth resident will speak at a Seacoast venue during pie winter and in June at graduation ceremonies at Portsmouth High School his alma mater Searfoss a 1974 PHS graduate recently pained i letter to social studies teacher Dick Carmody tell- mg' him of his hopes to visit the Seacoast in 1994 would love to speak at graduation in bet PR tentatively block the date out on my calendar" wrote in a letter post- Nov XI IBs 14-day odyssey to space ended on Nov He also wrote of plans to travel from his home in Lague City Tex some time in late January or Feb- ruaiy to return the PHS banner which -was packed aboard the shuttle The snag Searfoss explained is' hi the cost of his travel expenses Searfoss wrote that federal cub have faced NASA into limiting funding far astronauts to return to their home towns If he visits in the winter the tab on a second trip in June will have to be picked up calfe fiIf a funding request dame from proaching groups like the Portsmouth Rotary Club for donations In addition the dassis planning on donating the dollars they have left over after graduation expenses are paid she said Recently seniors Jennifer Werkelin and Jessica Nickerson presented physics teacher Gary Eastman wfth a handmade book of the Searfoss space don at a special luncheon tee school's food sendees stu- Werkelin and Nickerson were among a select group of students who spoikq with Searfoss while in space via ah audio arranged by NASA and engumered by Greenland resident Don Brown a ham radio operator In Ms letter to Carmody Searfoss wrote that the contact was as much fon for me as it was for them" Clear sailing wwaiM-sM-wr-wr Henry Dougherty of North West Road In Canterbury dears away some of the eight inches of snow that fell trite week still flock to Florida Nashua Far-flung teddy bears Violence deterred New Hampshire visitors certainly concerned with some of the markets There has been a tremendous amount jrf media publicity given to some of the incidents and that mayaffect the first-time travelersTTJf- Mayco ViltfaMGrwtM Miami CorrknthrT arid Visitors Bureau By JEANNE New Hampshire Sunday News Greene said she took tee idea from a "ject she read about in a taaeMng maga She modified thecjject to fit her first-grad- imagine the drop I FTaraghty said tnslate into numbe numbers la some- it at the "1 would what related many not end of tee i Mrst-gmders ask-L aduUsio i on airline flights By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Nashya Triegapti NASHUA Clutched in their little hands Shirfey Sebastian Stable Boone Justin Chance and 13 other well-hugged backpack-toting teddy bears rode to the Manchester Airport on a recent Monday morning prepared for tee first teg of what could tun out to be an arouhti-ue-worid trip for sane The departure from Darelene first-grade dass at Ledge Street School was the culmination of months of preparation Greene who developed the protect as part of her wait toward a masters Degree integrated math science geography social sciences English art music and more using kfybears the teddy MANCHESTER The rash of vio- lent crime targeting tourisb in Florida last fell might be discouraging German tourists but it stopped Granite Staters planning their vacations there Local travel agencies report that vacation trips to the Sunshine State are as popular ever soon as it gets cold everyone wanb to head South" said Rosemarie Spinney of Brock Trav el in Bedford Spinney bdlieves bookings might be up slightly from last year Flowing the Florida crime wave two of her changed their travel plana but that i afide said Patty Cook of University Travel in Durham said her customers were still flocking to Florida will make commenb once in awhile when renting a car but they still make the she said The slaying of 10 foreign visiters since last fell has hurt international tourism trade with many German! opting not to visit this year But Americans from New Hampshire and elsewhere seem unaffected unsure of Villfena cited crime statistics showing how Miami has become a safer place: More than 40 million visitors come to Florida each year and less than one-tenth of 1 percent ever have any crime-related problem Crimes against nonresidents constitute only 3 percent of all crimes committed in Florida be said He said Metro Dade County police statistics show robberies against tourists have bear decreasing But the statistics also show that crime against hon-residents doubled from 1989 To 1992 In 1989 1165 non-residente were robbed in Dade County The nunAer jumped to 2618 In 1992 Donald Clarke of Apollo Travel Ser- vice in Concord said people who travel regularly to Florida are naffarAH by tee news of crime because they know the area Occasionally someone sags about safety but there has been no change in bookings to the state One of thfc reasons there may have been Httte interruption in travel to Fieri-' dt might have to do with the bet Miami is not a popular destination spot for most New Hampshire residents Granite State vacationers prefer places like Fort Myers Disney world at Orlando and Fort Dii may tLauderdafetr travel agents said era1 needs she math we measured tee teddies with a she said categorized them by height and colors named them gave them an Greene saidtoe bears were donated by a number of companies including JC Penney Boston Teddy Bear Company and Camefoa Goff wanted to make it as wwWng to the Uds as I says Greene husband Peter Moodie arranged toe flight aboard USAir Flight 443 A businessman and frequent flier Moodie contacted-the'ifrllne ana arranged not onhr for the departure but also for tee children to tour tee airport and the plane before takeoff At the gate the children deposited their bears with Robert Harbaugh customer ser vice manager for USAir Then they waited while Harbaugh invited passengers on the flight bound for Philadelphia and tfiarCin- cinnati to adopt a bear as they began board- ing Pam Turner a second-grade teacher' from Fayetteville NC which coincidentally is hometown took a bear So did fb town resident Paul Varg and David Miller of Auenstown After bag lunches eaten In the airport waiting area the empty-handed first-grad-ers many of them a utile tired from the morning excitement boarded the limos again do you feel?" GTOene aiked tee six children she waa superrising they chorused But then one little girl sp miss she so much Even with the drop Florida remains fer ahead of other states as the number one vacation spot Californb ranked second on American vacation wish fiats with 36 percent opting for a Californb vacation Hawaii ranked third with 23 percent Flaraghty said Mayco Vlllfona of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau said it too early to tell what impact the killings may have He believes domestic travel will continue undisturbed while Europeans will be more cautious News reports indicate that many Germans are taking the advice of thdr government and staying away from Miami When a German tourist waa gunned down shortly after he and Ms pregnant wife arrived in Miami for their honeymoon last fell the head of the German Association of Tourisb Agencies In September rescinded his endorsement of Miami visits to St Petersburg Go to Orlando Go to west coast But go to he told Ms countrymen certainly concerned with some of the VlUfena said "There has been a tremendous amount of media publicity given to sane of the incidents and that nay affect the firsttime travelers who dart understand or know the geography of the area and feel The idea is teat tee bears wifi book up with adult passengers who promise to cm sightseeing buy a small souvenir to put in tee pack and mail a postcard to the bear's owner All pertinent information: name of bear name of chfld age school and description of the dan project are included Bears are to be mailed back to Nashua by April 10 Outside the 'school three shiny white limousines compliments of Nashua-based Presidential Limousine Service waited Three formally attired drivers Jay Lustig a classroom parent Bob'Snffh and Maurice Chasse rolled red carpets onto the icy curbing and waited for their little gers Shawn Flaraghty of US Travel Data Center in Washington researches trends in American travel and laid Fkr- ida is still ranked number one for intended destinations by Americans during the winter There was however a drop in the number of people wanting to take a winter break in Florida immediately following the murders A poll of penile last feu showed a drop of 6 points Forty percent said i to go to Florida comps last year mi's not a big not a Mg seller forus" Clarke said 7 If someone goesto Miami it usually is fer a connecting1 flight or to go on a cruise.